Database

[{"continent":"Asia","location":"Afghanistan","population":38928341.0,"population_density":54.422,"median_age":18.6,"aged_65_older":2.581,"aged_70_older":1.337,"gdp_per_capita":1803.987,"cardiovasc_death_rate":597.029,"diabetes_prevalence":9.59,"handwashing_facilities":37.746,"hospital_beds_per_thousand":0.5,"life_expectancy":64.83,"human_development_index":0.498,"data":[{"date":"2020-02-24","total_cases":1.0,"new_cases":1.0,"total_cases_per_million":0.026,"new_cases_per_million":0.026,"stringency_index":8.33}]}]

Query

db.collection.aggregate([{$project:{total_cases:{$sum:"$data.total_cases"}}},{"$group":{"_id":null,"count":{"$sum":"$total_cases"}}}])

Result